USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After spending three years at the college, Jefferson decided to ‘read law’ under Wythe, who was one of the finest lawyers of the American colonies. During that time, there were no colleges from where people could read law, and so, they had to study law under an established attorney.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, colonial Virginia’s capital, he studied mathematics, natural philosophy (science), and political philosophy with Scottish scholar William Small.

Detailed explanation-3: -He was instructed in natural philosophy (physics, metaphysics and mathematics) and moral philosophy (rhetoric, logic and ethics). A keen and diligent student, he displayed an avid curiosity in all fields and, according to family tradition, he frequently studied 15 hours a day.